Toumeyella parvicornis(TOUMPA)
Distribution details in Puerto Rico
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2010: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2009
First recorded in: 2009
First found in February 2009 on a young pine tree (Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis) in a private garden in Ponce. Further inspection at the source nursery in the Guilarte State Forest revealed infestations.
* Segarra-Carmona AE, Cabrera-Asencio I (2010) Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae): a new invasive pest of pine trees in Puerto Rico. Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 94 (1/2), 175-177.